Takahiro Matsuba
Takahiro Matsuba
Born: August 14, 1990
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 169
Career: 2013-2025
Takahiro Matsuba compiled a career record of 54 wins and 75 losses and a 3.59 ERA in his 209-game pitching career with the Orix Buffaloes and Chunichi Dragons. He began playing during the 2013 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.19 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 65 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 316 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 8 | 1 | .889 | 2.77 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.7 | 95 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 468 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.28 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 81 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 360 |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.26 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132.7 | 128 | 52 | 48 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 563 | ||
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 3 | 12 | .200 | 4.46 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.3 | 133 | 70 | 66 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 552 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | ||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | ||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 0 | 0 | 10.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.05 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.3 | 86 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 319 | ||
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 74 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 309 | ||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 96 | 38 | 37 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 404 | ||
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.7 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 232 | ||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.09 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93.3 | 85 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 381 | ||
| 2025 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 7 | 11 | .389 | 2.72 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145.7 | 136 | 45 | 44 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 595 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 75 | .419 | 3.59 | 209 | 71 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1082.7 | 1050 | 460 | 432 | 92 | 338 | 6 | 617 | 28 | 3 | 34 | 4545 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 15 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .130 | .130 | .130 | .261 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 14 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 19 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .083 | .083 | .125 | .208 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 11 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 17 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .208 | .208 | .208 | .417 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 23 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .152 | .222 | .152 | .374 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 196 | 173 | 144 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | .132 | .150 | .139 | .289 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 17 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.294 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 21 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 18 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .895 | .944 |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 28 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .979 | 1.643 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 23 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.043 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 1.625 |
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix Buffaloes | P | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 14 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.643 |
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 19 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.316 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 11 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.545 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 17 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.471 |
| 2025 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | P | 23 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.913 |
| Totals | 175 | 57 | 214 | 5 | 10 | .982 | 1.549 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | May 1, 2013 | October 8, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | May 5, 2014 | October 4, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | April 1, 2015 | September 14, 2015 | |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2017 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | April 5, 2017 | October 3, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes | |||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2020 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2021 | Foreign Major | Japan Central | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2025 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
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